2011 December — BJC Health Connected Care
It’s past 9pm and the 3 kids are in bed. I can still hear them trying hard to fall asleep. The Xmas offering to Santa & his reindeer is next to the tree. Healthy options, I might …
Ankylosing Spondylitis: “Wonder Drugs” do exist!
It’s (almost) true. Yes, doctors do tend to prescribe medications, and all medications have potential side effects. However, this is one example of medication which is truly life …
Blogging from Langkawi
This post is probably best described through this picture and the accompanying video. Connected Care also means having a work-life balance. If this can be achieved, optimal outcom…
Breaking the 80kg barrier
It has not been that hard. Breaking the 80 kg barrier is a wonderful personal milestone. It has been a few years since I have seen such numbers when standing on the weighing scale…
DXA: WHAT, WHEN, WHY
It’s not perfect, but DXA (also known as DEXA) is still the gold standard for diagnosing osteoporosis. A combination of convenience, safety and low cost means it’s still the best …
Diabetes? Please exercise.
For most people, being diagnosed with diabetes is a life-changing moment. As an Exercise Physiologist I see many patients who have been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes merely days …
Dry Needling — BJC Health Connected Care
Dry needling has become more topical in recent years when talking physiotherapy treatment. Physios are always looking for new techniques and methods of treatment that can improve …
Enthesopathy: If it’s not overuse, then what could it be?
In my last post I introduced the enthesis, explaining that it is the site where the tendon (or other soft tissues) joins onto bone (hard tissue) to transmit force, which is either…
February, 2011 — BJC Health Connected Care
This post is probably best described through this picture and the accompanying video. Connected Care also means having a work-life balance. If this can be achieved, optimal outcom…
Is your Health Glass Half Empty?
My mother-in-law is the most optimistic person I have met. She always sees the brighter side of life even when clouds are overhead and the cliff edge is close. Her glass is always…
July, 2011 — BJC Health Connected Care
Dry needling has become more topical in recent years when talking physiotherapy treatment. Physios are always looking for new techniques and methods of treatment that can improve …
Merry Xmas! — BJC Health Connected Care
It’s past 9pm and the 3 kids are in bed. I can still hear them trying hard to fall asleep. The Xmas offering to Santa & his reindeer is next to the tree. Healthy options, I might …
October, 2011 — BJC Health Connected Care
I’ve not slept properly for a week. Some night sweats initially. Stiffness of the shoulders and hips. Sore muscles. Getting out of bed was a bit of a chore and I needed anti-infla…
Physio by the Beach: Volleyball
Working all weekend at Manly Beach is hardly a normal day in the office. While I rocked up in singlet, shorts and thongs, it was still work and my physiotherapist hat had to be on…
Rheumatoid Arthritis & DMARDs
When the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is confirmed, it is now standard practice for rheumatologists to commence a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) as soon as pos…
Rheumatology? What’s that?
As I was growing up post-medical school, I was going to be a cardiologist. My first few years were spent on wards, dealing regularly with angina, blood pressure problems, and atte…
September, 2011 — BJC Health Connected Care
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory rheumatic condition that is one of a number of diseases that are characterised by inflammation of the spine termed Spondyloarthritis.
The Disease of Kings, and the King of Diseases: Gout
For Christmas Eve dinner, our family congregated at Café Opera, in the Intercontinental Hotel for a scrumptious seafood buffet. Going to a buffet is a little bit evil, as you know…
Why Body Composition testing is better than your weighing scales
At some point in our lives most of us experience a “health kick” where we get the urge to curb our eating habits and pound the pavement in the pursuit of physical perfection. It m…
Why bother blogging?
I was not interested in blogging. In fact, I was against it. Off the top of my head, I directed at the clinic’s business manager a number of reasons why a specialist physician sho…
You won’t know until you break (unless you look for it)
If most of us were to stumble and then fall forwards, we probably would stop our fall with our outstretched hands. Would you find it surprising if this led to you breaking your wr…
Animated Sacroiliitis
I find it quite difficult to explain the sacroiliac joint to patients. A picture or a desktop model of the spine can be helpful. This animation is likely to be even better.
Special massage offer
Give the gift of relaxation this Christmas with our special massage offer. Purchase a Massage Pack of three 1-hour massages for $199 and save $65 on the regular price!
Demonstrating the Modified Schober Test
We see a lot of patients with inflammatory back pain in our clinics. Some of these patients have Spondyloarthritis or the prototype condition, Ankylosing Spondylitis.
Osteoporosis: a frightening lack of intervention
A minimal trauma fracture is defined as a fracture that occurs through falling, tripping or slipping from a standing height or a trauma of lesser impact.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: What is it?
One of the major diseases we have expertise in treating in BJC Health is Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). I thought it was time to explain to you what RA is.
Enter the Year of the Dragon
It’s Chinese New Year’s Eve and a time for families to get together, feast and celebrate. The Lim household is no different. I’m full and contented.
August, 2011 — BJC Health Connected Care
This is an example of effective audiovisual media. It highlights the key messages regarding osteoporosis much more than any words I could write.
Connected Care for my wife, kids and ME!
I have chosen to write this introductory blog as a commitment to myself to live what we are trying to achieve at BJC Health, “Connected Care”.
A Superhero's guide to Rheumatoid
At BJC Health, we spend a lot of time educating patients about their disease. In particular, we spend a lot of time at the time of diagnosis.
March, 2011 — BJC Health Connected Care
My son has been unwell all night with asthma. We’ve been up, using his medications, trying to keep him away from a hospital admission.
Sorry, I have to cancel today
My son has been unwell all night with asthma. We’ve been up, using his medications, trying to keep him away from a hospital admission.
Why I treat Rheumatoid Arthritis aggressively
Up to 20% of patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have a relatively good prognosis, with occasional flares and low level disease.
December, 2010 — BJC Health Connected Care
I can’t allow 2010 to end without mentioning the importance of the window of opportunity in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Don’t miss the Window of Opportunity
I can’t allow 2010 to end without mentioning the importance of the window of opportunity in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Don’t miss the Window of Opportunity
I can’t allow 2010 to end without mentioning the importance of the window of opportunity in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.